|
The iPhone Wiki is no longer updated. Visit this article on The Apple Wiki for current information. |
Difference between revisions of "ECID"
(TinyUmbrella now shows both formats) |
(changing "exclusive chip id" to "electronic chip id" since that's more likely. googling around, other systems have "electronic chip ids"; nobody has "exclusive chip ids".) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | The '''E''' |
+ | The '''E'''lectronic '''C'''hip '''ID''' or '''ECID''', is an identifier unique to every unit. |
ECID looks like this: <tt>00000XXXXXXXXXXX</tt> (hex) |
ECID looks like this: <tt>00000XXXXXXXXXXX</tt> (hex) |
||
Revision as of 21:59, 26 November 2011
The Electronic Chip ID or ECID, is an identifier unique to every unit.
ECID looks like this: 00000XXXXXXXXXXX (hex)
Please be aware that some tools display the ECID in decimal format.
The ECID is a very important element in the SHSH Protocol
Get your ECID
Mac Instructions
- Put your device in Recovery Mode or DFU Mode.
- Open System Profiler. (in /Applications/Utilities/)
- In the sidebar, go to "USB" (in the "Hardware" section)
- Under "Serial Number", there should be a part called "ECID". There you go.
Windows Instructions
- Put your device in Recovery Mode or DFU Mode.
- Open Device Manager and right click on Apple Mobile Device (Recovery or DFU Mode) for properties
- Click on the details tab
- Click on the dropdown box and select Device Instance Path
- You should find it in the textbox
Developer Instructions
Call the AMDeviceCopyValue function in the MobileDevice Framework with the "UniqueChipID" value. It returns the ECID as a CFNumber(kCFNumberSInt64Type) object.
